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DDV9550

User’s Guide

Go-Video/Sensory Science

7835 East McClain Drive
Scottsdale, Arizona USA 85260
www.sensoryscience.com
www.govideo.com

Summary of Contents for DDV9550

Page 1: ...DDV9550 User s Guide Go Video Sensory Science 7835 East McClain Drive Scottsdale Arizona USA 85260 www sensoryscience com www govideo com ...

Page 2: ...enance instructions in the literature accompanying this product CAUTION To prevent fire shock hazard or annoying interference use only the recommended accessories To prevent electric shock do not use this polarized plug with an extension cord receptacle or other outlet unless the blades can be fully inserted to prevent blade exposure To reduce the risk of electric shock do not remove the unit cove...

Page 3: ...ont Panel Inputs 16 Front Panel Display 17 Front Panel Display Settings 18 Child Lock 19 Remote Eject 20 Main Menu Tree 21 Setup Menu Tree 22 Menu Navigation Remote Control 23 Menu Navigation Front Panel 24 Reset Factory Settings 25 On Screen Display Overview 26 On Screen Display Elements 27 On Screen Display OSD Settings 28 Go Video is a registered trademark of Sensory Science Corporation Copy Ta...

Page 4: ... EZ Copy 38 Copy Mode 39 Speed Matching 40 Copy Audio Insert 41 6 Playback Features 43 Basic Playback 43 Special Playback Features 44 Tracking 46 Sequential Loop Playback 47 Auto Play Rewind 48 Playback Audio Settings 49 7 Recording Features 51 Basic Recording 51 Recording Options 52 One Touch Recording OTR 53 Record Speed 54 Record Source 55 Sequential Loop Recording 56 Date Time Stamp 57 ...

Page 5: ... Screen Titler 71 Recording Titler Message 72 10 Search Index Features 73 Overview 73 Placing Index Marks 74 Index Scan 75 Index Search 76 Blank Search 77 Direct Time Search 78 Return to 0 00 00 79 11 Advanced Connections 81 Cable Box Hookup 81 Audio Connections 83 TV Monitor Connections 84 Connecting Other Video Equipment 85 Appendix A 87 Multi Brand Remote Setup 87 Multi Brand Remote Operation 8...

Page 6: ...iv DDV9550 USER S GUIDE Appendix B Help 89 Frequently Asked Questions FAQs 89 Technical Specifications 94 Dual Deck VCR Limited Warranty 95 Index 97 ...

Page 7: ...table cart stand tripod bracket or table The video unit may fall causing serious injury to a child or adult and serious damage to the unit Use only with a cart stand tripod bracket or table recommended by the manufacturer or sold with the video unit Any mounting of the unit should follow the manufacturer s instructions and should use a mounting accessory recommended by the manufacturer 8a An appli...

Page 8: ...y cords should be routed so that they are not likely to be walked on or pinched by items placed upon or against them paying particular attention to cords of plugs conve nience receptacles and the point where they exit from the unit 13 OUTDOOR ANTENNA GROUNDING If an outside antenna or cable system is connected to the video unit be sure the antenna or cable system is grounded to provide some protec...

Page 9: ...NG Do not attempt to service this video unit yourself as opening or removing covers may expose you to a dangerous voltage or other hazards Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel 19 DAMAGE REQUIRING SERVICE Unplug this video unit from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions a When the power supply cord or plug is damaged b If any...

Page 10: ...inal part Unauthorized substitutions may result in fire electric shock or other hazards 21 SAFETY CHECK Upon completion of any service or repairs to this video unit ask the service technician to perform safety checks to determine that the video unit is in safe operating order 22 HEAT This video unit should be situated away from heat sources such as radiators stoves or other products including ampl...

Page 11: ...teries Remove the battery cover by pushing down and sliding the cover in the direction of the arrow Insert 2 AA batteries as shown paying attention to the correct polarities Replace the cover 1 2 1 Basic Connections 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 MUTE LCV VOL CH 100 DECK1 DECK2 MENU REPEAT AUTO SHUTTLE TRK TRK F ADV SKIP POWER TV CABLE DSS VCR C OPY TA P E SP SLP VCR Plus SCENE CLEAR CLK CT R REC TV VIEW SEA...

Page 12: ...the VCR to your television s ANTENNA IN jack Set VCR Output Channel Set the channel switch on the back panel of the VCR to 3 or 4 whichever is not an active channel in your area Plug In VCR Connect the VCR power cord to a standard 120V 60Hz wall outlet Connect Antenna Basic Cable 1 2 3 Follow these steps only if you are using an indoor outdoor antenna or basic cable If you have a Cable Box Stereo ...

Page 13: ...r 4 Be sure to use the same channel you used in Step 3 Basic Connection is Complete The Language menu will appear on your television screen Please proceed with Auto Setup in Chapter 2 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 AUTO SHUTTLE TRK TRK POWER C OPY TAP E SLOW 6 TV CABLE DSS VCR Power ON CH3 4 LANGUAGE LANGUE IDIOMA 1 English 2 Français 3 Español Select 1 3 Choisir 1 3 Elegir 1 3 ...

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Page 15: ...NGUE IDIOMA 1 English 2 Français 3 Español Select 1 3 Choisir 1 3 Elegir 1 3 Run Auto Setup As soon as you set the language the VCR will automati cally perform the following steps Auto Channel Search Automatically detects whether you have an antenna or cable then searches for all channels in your area If Auto Setup is unable to search for channels in your area you may do so at any time see page 30...

Page 16: ...ito 6 Language Langue Idioma Cambiar Elegir MENU Salir MENU por 3 seg Ajustes Open Main Menu Press the menu button on the remote control Select On Screen Language Press 6 repeatedly to cycle among English French and Spanish As you do this the entire Main Menu will be translated into English French or Spanish Set Language Manually 1 2 If you want to change the on screen language at any time follow ...

Page 17: ...manually 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 AUTO SHUTTLE TRK TRK POWER C OPY TAP E SLOW 6 TV CABLE DSS VCR DECK1 DECK2 MENU 00009 A ENTER SETUP MENU 1 Set Clock Menu 2 Copy Record Settings 3 Tuner And Channel List 4 Dual Deck Features 5 Reset Factory Settings ____________________________________ Move Sel MENU Quit SET CLOCK MENU Auto Clock Set On Daylight Savings Auto Time Zone Auto Clock Set Channel Auto __________...

Page 18: ... a 2 digit number i e xx 25 25 Set AM PM Press 1 for AM 2 for PM Save Settings The Clock is set Press the Menu button at any time to save and quit 5 6 DECK1 DECK2 MENU 00009 A ENTER DECK1 DECK2 MENU 00009 A ENTER SET MONTH 1 12 08 Aug 1998 12 25 PM Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 To Set MENU to Quit SET MONTH 01 12 SET YEAR 0...

Page 19: ...k Set channel 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 AUTO SHUTTLE TRK TRK POWER C OPY TAP E SLOW 6 TV CABLE DSS VCR DECK1 DECK2 MENU 00009 A ENTER SETUP MENU 1 Set Clock Menu 2 Copy Record Settings 3 Tuner And Channel List 4 Dual Deck Features 5 Reset Factory Settings ____________________________________ Move Sel MENU Quit DECK1 DECK2 MENU 00009 A ENTER DECK1 DECK2 MENU 00009 A ENTER SET CLOCK MENU Auto Clock Set On Day...

Page 20: ...CLOCK MENU Auto Clock Set On Daylight Savings Auto Time Zone Auto Clock Set Channel Auto ____________________________________ To Move To Select MENU to Quit Auto Eastern Central Mountain Pacific Alaska Hawaii 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 AUTO SHUTTLE TRK TRK POWER C OPY TAP E SLOW 6 TV CABLE DSS VCR DECK1 DECK2 MENU 00009 A ENTER SETUP MENU 1 Set Clock Menu 2 Copy Record Settings 3 Tuner And Channel Li...

Page 21: ...0009 A ENTER DECK1 DECK2 MENU 00009 A ENTER 1 2 Set Auto Clock Set Channel If you know a station in your local area that broadcasts time information you can set it manually For example your local PBS station usually will transmit the time and date Use this feature only if Auto Clock Set has set the time incorrectly 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 AUTO SHUTTLE TRK TRK POWER C OPY TAP E SLOW 6 TV CABLE DSS VCR DECK...

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Page 23: ...arch 100 Repeat Selects cable channels 100 and up in Play mode replays the last 30 seconds of tape LCV Last Channel Viewed Displays the last channel you were watching Remote Control Overview 3 The Dual Deck System Copy Tape Copies the tape in Deck 1 to the tape in Deck 2 VCR Sets the remote to operate your VCR TV Sets the remote control to operate your television To program the remote see Appen di...

Page 24: ...When the tape is playing visually searches the tape in reverse Review Deck1 Sets Deck 1 as the active deck All deck control buttons Play Rewind etc will only affect Deck 1 Search Index From Stop Play F Forward or Rewind opens the Search Index Menu While recording places an index mark on the tape Clear Resets the Tape Counter to 0 00 00 In the menu system it clears entries Display Turns the On Scre...

Page 25: ...f Note Power will come on automati cally when you insert a videotape Play Plays the tape in the active deck Press twice for double speed playback In menus moves selection arrow up Record Starts recording in the active deck Press repeatedly to activate One Touch Recording Copy Tape Power Deck Select Record Rewind Play F Forward Pause Stop Eject Menu TV VCR Video L Audio R Channel Hi Fi Deck Hi Fi D...

Page 26: ...CA cable Connect monau ral mono audio sources here Video Line Input Yellow Use to connect the video signal from your external device with an RCA cable Audio Right Input Red Use to connect the right audio signal from your external device with an RCA cable Use the Front Panel Inputs for easy connection to a camcorder or video game The front panel inputs are referred to as Aux throughout the menu sys...

Page 27: ...cord Speed for each deck Stereo Lights when the tuner channel is being broadcast in stereo Deck One Lights to show you that Deck One is active VCR Lights to show you that the Dual Deck is in VCR mode i e what you see on screen is coming from the VCR and NOT the televi sion as set by the TV VCR button on the front panel Timer Lights to show you that a Timer Recording is stored in memory Blinks if t...

Page 28: ... And Channel List 4 Dual Deck Features 5 Reset Factory Settings ____________________________________ Move Sel MENU Quit 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 AUTO SHUTTLE TRK TRK POWER C OPY TAP E SLOW 6 TV CABLE DSS VCR DUAL DECK FEATURES 1 Remote Eject On 2 Playback Mode Normal 3 Auto Play Rewind Both 4 Panel Display Auto 5 Screen Display Auto 6 Deck1 Hi Fi On 7 Deck2 Hi Fi On ____________________________________ Mov...

Page 29: ...children from using the VCR when you are away you can activate the Child Lock This feature disables Auto Power On Auto Play and all front panel buttons You will need the remote control to operate the VCR DECK1 DECK2 MENU 00009 A ENTER 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 AUTO SHUTTLE TRK TRK POWER C OPY TAP E SLOW 6 TV CABLE DSS VCR MAIN MENU 1 EZ Copy On 2 Child Lock Off 3 Timer Recording 4 8 Scene Edit List 5 Setup ...

Page 30: ...ings ____________________________________ Move Sel MENU Quit 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 AUTO SHUTTLE TRK TRK POWER C OPY TAP E SLOW 6 TV CABLE DSS VCR DUAL DECK FEATURES 1 Remote Eject On 2 Playback Mode Normal 3 Auto Play Rewind Both 4 Panel Display Auto 5 Screen Display Auto 6 Deck1 Hi Fi On 7 Deck2 Hi Fi On ____________________________________ Move Sel MENU Quit 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 AUTO SHUTTLE TRK TRK POWER ...

Page 31: ...y On 2 Child Lock Off 3 Timer Recording 4 8 Scene Edit List 5 Setup Titler Message 6 Language Langue Idioma ____________________________________ To Move To Select MENU to Quit Scene Begin 0 00 00 End 1 8 To Select Scene EDIT For Begin And End CLEAR To Correct COPY TAPE To Make A Tape MENU To Quit SELECT EVENT 1 16 01 1 10 30 PM On Wednesdays 1H30M Ch10 Deck1 Auto 2 9 00 AM On Sun Dec 06 0H30M Line...

Page 32: ...ck Set On Daylight Savings Auto Time Zone Auto Clock Set Channel Auto ____________________________________ To Move To Select MENU to Quit TUNER AND CHANNEL LIST CH Tuner Band Auto Auto Channel Search Add Channel Remove Channel Show Weak Channels No Tuner Audio Stereo ____________________________________ Move Sel MENU Quit DUAL DECK FEATURES 1 Remote Eject On 2 Playback Mode Normal 3 Auto Play Rewi...

Page 33: ...ease to enter the Main Menu and adjust everyday functions When you are in the menu system press to save settings and exit Menu 3 seconds Press and hold for 3 seconds to enter the Setup Menu and adjust set and forget functions Up Down Arrows Moves up or down the list of menu items Left Arrow When you are in the menu system press to back up to the previous menu DECK1 DECK2 MENU 00009 A ENTER 1 2 3 4...

Page 34: ...nctions When you are in the menu system press to save settings and exit Menu 3 seconds Press and hold for 3 seconds to enter the Setup Menu and adjust set and forget functions Stop Eject Play Press Stop Eject to move down and Play to move up the list of menu items Rewind When you are in the menu system press to back up to the previous menu F Forward Selects and cycles through menu items Menu TV VC...

Page 35: ... C OPY TAP E SLOW 6 TV CABLE DSS VCR SP SLP SET TIMER SCENE CLEAR CLK CT R REC TV VIEW SEARCH INDEX DISPLAY TITLE 0000 9 A ENTER SETUP MENU 1 Set Clock Menu 2 Copy Record Settings 3 Tuner And Channel List 4 Dual Deck Features 5 Reset Factory Settings ____________________________________ Move Sel MENU Quit RESTORE FACTORY SETTINGS WARNING ALL SETTINGS WILL BE LOST 1 Keep Timer Events And Clock Sett...

Page 36: ...isplay Press Display The OSD will also appear whenever you activate a Deck function i e Play a tape change channels etc The OSD will turn off automatically after 5 seconds Change View Press TV View to change the OSD among the 4 TV Views Tuner Deck 1 Deck 2 Aux SP SLP SET TIMER SCENE CLEAR CLK CT R REC TV VIEW SEARCH INDEX DISPLAY TITLE 0000 9 A ENTER SP SLP SET TIMER SCENE CLEAR CLK CT R REC TV VI...

Page 37: ...ew FFwd Eject Cue Review Slow Still Pause Rec OTR Index ATR or ERROR Deck Counter Position Shows the current tape position or time remaining as set by the Clk Ctr button Deck Play Record Speed Shows current playback speed SP LP SLP or record speed SP SLP Thu Jan 14 1999 12 34 PM Date and Time In Tuner View the Date and Time are displayed at the bottom of the screen Audio Status Shows the current a...

Page 38: ... 3 DECK1 DECK2 MENU 00009 A ENTER 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 AUTO SHUTTLE TRK TRK POWER C OPY TAP E SLOW 6 TV CABLE DSS VCR On Screen Display OSD Settings 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 AUTO SHUTTLE TRK TRK POWER C OPY TAP E SLOW 6 TV CABLE DSS VCR SETUP MENU 1 Set Clock Menu 2 Copy Record Settings 3 Tuner And Channel List 4 Dual Deck Features 5 Reset Factory Settings ____________________________________ Move Sel MENU Quit...

Page 39: ...icates that you are using an indoor or outdoor VHF UHF antenna Cable Indicates that you are using CATV Community Antenna Television i e cable TV DECK1 DECK2 MENU 00009 A ENTER 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 AUTO SHUTTLE TRK TRK POWER C OPY TAP E SLOW 6 TV CABLE DSS VCR DECK1 DECK2 MENU 00009 A ENTER SETUP MENU 1 Set Clock Menu 2 Copy Record Settings 3 Tuner And Channel List 4 Dual Deck Features 5 Reset Factory S...

Page 40: ...play the lowest channel found DECK1 DECK2 MENU 00009 A ENTER 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 AUTO SHUTTLE TRK TRK POWER C OPY TAP E SLOW 6 TV CABLE DSS VCR DECK1 DECK2 MENU 00009 A ENTER SETUP MENU 1 Set Clock Menu 2 Copy Record Settings 3 Tuner And Channel List 4 Dual Deck Features 5 Reset Factory Settings ____________________________________ Move Sel MENU Quit TUNER AND CHANNEL LIST CH Tuner Band Auto Auto Chan...

Page 41: ...et Factory Settings ____________________________________ Move Sel MENU Quit TUNER AND CHANNEL LIST CH Tuner Band Auto Auto Channel Search Add Channel Remove Channel Show Weak Channels No Tuner Audio Stereo ____________________________________ Move Sel MENU Quit DECK1 DECK2 MENU 00009 A ENTER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 VOL CH 100 REPEAT AUTO SHUTTLE TRK TRK F ADV SKIP TV CABLE DSS VCR SLOW 4 5 TUNER AND C...

Page 42: ...rch Add Channel Remove Channel Show Weak Channels No Tuner Audio Stereo ____________________________________ Move Sel MENU Quit 4 5 TUNER AND CHANNEL LIST CH Tuner Band Auto Auto Channel Search Add Channel Remove Channel Show Weak Channels No Tuner Audio Stereo ____________________________________ Move Sel MENU Quit TUNER AND CHANNEL LIST CH 11 Tuner Band Auto Auto Channel Search Add Channel Remov...

Page 43: ...ual Deck Features 5 Reset Factory Settings ____________________________________ Move Sel MENU Quit TUNER AND CHANNEL LIST CH Tuner Band Auto Auto Channel Search Add Channel Remove Channel Show Weak Channels No Tuner Audio Stereo ____________________________________ Move Sel MENU Quit 4 DECK1 DECK2 MENU 00009 A ENTER TUNER AND CHANNEL LIST CH Tuner Band Auto Auto Channel Search Add Channel Remove C...

Page 44: ...Clock Menu 2 Copy Record Settings 3 Tuner And Channel List 4 Dual Deck Features 5 Reset Factory Settings ____________________________________ Move Sel MENU Quit TUNER AND CHANNEL LIST CH Tuner Band Auto Auto Channel Search Add Channel Remove Channel Show Weak Channels No Tuner Audio Stereo ____________________________________ Move Sel MENU Quit 4 DECK1 DECK2 MENU 00009 A ENTER TUNER AND CHANNEL LI...

Page 45: ...to listen to a second language with headphones while the primary language is played through the speakers Simulcast Sometimes a broadcaster will transmit a television program and an FM radio broadcast of the same program simultaneously When Tuner Audio is set to Simulcast the audio signal will come from the rear line outputs usually connected to a stereo system Simulcasts are usually reserved for l...

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Page 47: ...Tape Press the Copy Tape button on either the remote control or the front of the VCR The tape in Deck 1 will begin copying to Deck 2 To Pause copying press Copy Tape To resume copying press Copy Tape again To stop copying press Stop Eject on both decks see Sync Editing on page 68 Copy Tape Hi Fi Deck Hi Fi Deck DDV9550 Power Deck Select Record Rewind Play F Forward Pause Stop Eject Copy Tape Hi Fi...

Page 48: ... rewound or ejected Note If the target tape ends before the source tape neither tape will rewind to alert you that a problem occurred DECK1 DECK2 MENU 00009 A ENTER 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 AUTO SHUTTLE TRK TRK POWER C OPY TAP E SLOW 6 TV CABLE DSS VCR MAIN MENU 1 EZ Copy On 2 Child Lock Off 3 Timer Recording 4 8 Scene Edit List 5 Setup Titler Message 6 Language Langue Idioma To Move To Select MENU to Quit...

Page 49: ...2 3 4 5 7 8 9 AUTO SHUTTLE TRK TRK POWER C OPY TAP E SLOW 6 TV CABLE DSS VCR 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 AUTO SHUTTLE TRK TRK POWER C OPY TAP E SLOW 6 TV CABLE DSS VCR SETUP MENU 1 Set Clock Menu 2 Copy Record Settings 3 Tuner And Channel List 4 Dual Deck Features 5 Reset Factory Settings ____________________________________ Move Sel MENU Quit COPY AND RECORD SETTINGS 1 Copy Mode Auto 2 Speed Matching On 3 Co...

Page 50: ...ed Matching on or off Turn Speed Matching off only if you want to record two or three SP tapes onto one SLP tape If you do this you will need to set the Record Speed manually using the SP SLP button on the remote control see page 54 3 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 AUTO SHUTTLE TRK TRK POWER C OPY TAP E SLOW 6 TV CABLE DSS VCR COPY AND RECORD SETTINGS 1 Copy Mode Auto 2 Speed Matching On 3 Copy Audio Insert Off ...

Page 51: ...Factory Settings ____________________________________ Move Sel MENU Quit COPY AND RECORD SETTINGS 1 Copy Mode Auto 2 Speed Matching On 3 Copy Audio Insert Off 4 Date Time Stamp Timer 5 Deck1 Rec Source Auto 6 Deck2 Rec Source Auto 7 Record Mode Normal ____________________________________ Move Sel MENU Quit 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 AUTO SHUTTLE TRK TRK POWER C OPY TAP E SLOW 6 TV CABLE DSS VCR COPY AND RECO...

Page 52: ...the front audio inputs Aux Copy New Audio Track Insert tapes in both decks and press Copy Tape At the same time play the audio source Notes The new audio signal replaces the tape s original audio track If there is no audio source playing the audio track will be blank Copy Audio Insert automatically reverts to off when the VCR is turned off 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 AUTO SHUTTLE TRK TRK POWER C OPY TAP E...

Page 53: ...tape into Deck 1 or Deck 2 Play Tape Press Play on the remote control or the front panel Notes If Auto Play is on and the tape is missing the Record Safety Tab the tape will begin to play automatically see page 48 Copy Tape Hi Fi Deck Hi Fi Deck DDV9550 Power Deck Select Record Rewind Play F Forward Pause Stop Eject DECK1 DECK2 MENU 00009 A ENTER Rewind Play F Forward Or ...

Page 54: ...Skip to advance to the next frame Slow Motion From Play mode press Slow for Slow Motion playback at variable speeds Cue From Play mode press F Forward to cue at two speeds Picture Search Press and release F Forward to advance the tape at 5 times normal speed Jet Search Press and hold F Forward to advance the tape at 9 times normal speed DECK1 DECK2 MENU 00009 A ENTER 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 AUTO SHUTTLE T...

Page 55: ...to cue ahead 1 5 min utes Repeat From Play mode press Repeat to review the last 30 seconds of tape Shuttle From Play mode Shuttle gradually increases the cue speed from Double Speed playback to Picture Search to Jet Search Shuttle gradually slows down the tape Pauses then goes into Reverse Picture Search and Reverse Jet Search 7 9 0 100 REPEAT SHUTTLE F ADV SKIP 8 MUTE LCV VOL CH CABLE DSS 1 2 3 4...

Page 56: ... manually 1 2 Adjust Tracking Manually Press the Tracking up down arrow keys to move the white lines out of the picture Resume Auto Tracking While your tape is playing press Auto to have the VCR adjust tracking automatically ATR will flash on the on screen display 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 AUTO SHUTTLE TRK TRK POWER C OPY TAP E SLOW 6 TV CABLE DSS VCR 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 AUTO SHUTTLE TRK TRK POWER C OPY TAP E S...

Page 57: ...playing the tape in Deck 1 will rewind to the begin ning This process will repeat continu ously until you press Stop on the deck in Play 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 AUTO SHUTTLE TRK TRK POWER C OPY TAP E SLOW 6 TV CABLE DSS VCR DECK1 DECK2 MENU 00009 A ENTER SETUP MENU 1 Set Clock Menu 2 Copy Record Settings 3 Tuner And Channel List 4 Dual Deck Features 5 Reset Factory Settings _______________________________...

Page 58: ..._______ Move Sel MENU Quit Both Play Rew Off 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 AUTO SHUTTLE TRK TRK POWER C OPY TAP E SLOW 6 TV CABLE DSS VCR Auto Play Rewind Auto Play will play tapes without record safety tabs automatically when they are inserted Auto Rewind will rewind tapes when they reach the end during playback 1 2 3 Open Setup Menu Press and hold the menu button on the remote control for 3 seconds Select Dua...

Page 59: ...__________ Move Sel MENU Quit DUAL DECK FEATURES 1 Remote Eject On 2 Playback Mode Normal 3 Auto Play Rewind Both 4 Panel Display Auto 5 Screen Display Auto 6 Deck1 Hi Fi On 7 Deck2 Hi Fi On ____________________________________ Move Sel MENU Quit 3 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 AUTO SHUTTLE TRK TRK POWER C OPY TAP E SLOW 6 TV CABLE DSS VCR 4 DUAL DECK FEATURES 1 Remote Eject On 2 Playback Mode Normal 3 Auto Pla...

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Page 61: ...ng is in progress see Record Options on the next page Notes Be sure the TV is set to channel 3 or 4 whichever the switch is set to on the back of the VCR Make sure the TV VCR button on the front panel is set to VCR the VCR icon will appear on the front panel display Be sure the tape is long enough to record the entire program To change the recording speed see page 54 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 MUTE LCV V...

Page 62: ...ifferent Channel Press the TV VCR Button on the front panel to switch to TV mode the VCR icon will disappear from the front panel display then select a different channel using your TV s tuner To Watch Another Videotape Insert a tape in the second deck and press Play The TV View will change automatically To Add Recording Time See One Touch Recording OTR on page 53 DECK1 DECK2 MENU 00009 A ENTER DEC...

Page 63: ... can be used for continuous recording of security cameras Notes If you press Power during an OTR session the Dual Deck VCR will turn off automatically when the recording time has elapsed When the recording time has elapsed the VCR will stop automatically SP SLP SET TIMER SCENE CLEAR CLK CT R REC TV VIEW SEARCH INDEX DISPLAY TITLE 0000 9 A ENTER 3 4 Deck 1 TV VIEW Deck 2 Record Ch 12 OTR 0 30 0 20 ...

Page 64: ...instructions on page 51 Set Record Speed Press the SP SLP button on the remote control to switch the record speed between SP Standard Play SLP Super Long Play 3 times SP SP SLP SET TIMER SCENE CLEAR CLK CT R REC TV VIEW SEARCH INDEX DISPLAY TITLE 0000 9 A ENTER Maximum Record Time Tape Length SP Standard Play SLP Super Long Play T 120 2 hr 6 hrs T 160 2 hrs 40 min 8 hrs T 180 3 hrs 9 hrs ...

Page 65: ...4 5 7 8 9 AUTO SHUTTLE TRK TRK POWER C OPY TAP E SLOW 6 TV CABLE DSS VCR COPY AND RECORD SETTINGS 1 Copy Mode Auto 2 Speed Matching On 3 Copy Audio Insert Off 4 Date Time Stamp Timer 5 Deck1 Rec Source Auto 6 Deck2 Rec Source Auto 7 Record Mode Normal ____________________________________ Move Sel MENU Quit Auto Aux Deck2 Tuner COPY AND RECORD SETTINGS 1 Copy Mode Auto 2 Speed Matching On 3 Copy Au...

Page 66: ...o the beginning This process will repeat continuously until you press Stop on the deck in Record DECK1 DECK2 MENU 00009 A ENTER SETUP MENU 1 Set Clock Menu 2 Copy Record Settings 3 Tuner And Channel List 4 Dual Deck Features 5 Reset Factory Settings ____________________________________ Move Sel MENU Quit 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 AUTO SHUTTLE TRK TRK POWER C OPY TAP E SLOW 6 TV CABLE DSS VCR 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9...

Page 67: ...en functions All The date time and record source will appear briefly at the start of all recordings except copies Off The Date Time Stamp is disabled 3 SETUP MENU 1 Set Clock Menu 2 Copy Record Settings 3 Tuner And Channel List 4 Dual Deck Features 5 Reset Factory Settings ____________________________________ Move Sel MENU Quit COPY AND RECORD SETTINGS 1 Copy Mode Auto 2 Speed Matching On 3 Copy A...

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Page 69: ...ing up the Main Menu then press 3 to select Timer Recording Choose Event Number Use the number keys to enter the next available event number 1 16 as a 2 digit number i e for 1 press 0 1 SELECT EVENT 1 16 01 1 H M Ch Deck 2 H M Ch Deck 3 H M Ch Deck 4 H M Ch Deck Move Sel MENU Quit 01 16 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 MUTE LCV VOL CH 100 REPEAT AUTO SHUTTLE TRK TRK F ADV SKIP TV CABLE DSS VCR SLOW SP SLP SET ...

Page 70: ... setting is 0 Hours and 30 Minutes Set Length H Enter the hours as a 2 digit number i e for 1 hour press 01 Set Length M Enter the minutes as a 2 digit number i e for 30 minutes press 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 MUTE LCV VOL CH 100 REPEAT AUTO SHUTTLE TRK TRK F ADV SKIP POWER TV CABLE DSS VCR C OPY TAP E SLOW SET LENGTH H 0 9 00 Aug 1998 12 25 PM 1H00M Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13...

Page 71: ...nnel Records video and audio from the Tuner Use the number keys 0 9 or up down arrow keys to set the channel number 2 Aux Records video and audio from the front auxiliary inputs 3 Channel Simulcast Records video from the Tuner and audio from Line 2 usually connected to an FM stereo Cable Box Recording If you are programming a timer recording with a cable box set the Record Source to Channel 2 3 or...

Page 72: ...lay Delivers best quality A T 120 tape will record 2 hours 3 SLP Super Long Play Delivers maxi mum recording time A T 120 tape will record 6 hours 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 AUTO SHUTTLE TRK TRK POWER C OPY TAP E SLOW 6 TV CABLE DSS VCR Complete Program Record When Auto is selected the Timer event begins to record in SP the VCR then calculates how much time is remaining on the tape and adjusts the record spe...

Page 73: ...ECK2 MENU 00009 A ENTER SELECT EVENT 1 16 01 1 10 30 PM On Wednesdays 1H30M Ch10 Deck1 Auto 2 H M Ch Deck 3 H M Ch Deck 4 H M Ch Deck Move Sel MENU Quit Copy Tape Hi Fi Deck Hi Fi Deck DDV9550 Power Deck Select Record Rewind Play F Forward Pause Stop Eject Be sure your videotape has a Record Safety Tab If it is missing you can cover the opening with a small piece of tape Warning Do not cover this ...

Page 74: ...DV9550 Power Deck Select Record Rewind Play F Forward Pause Stop Eject Record Safety Tab DECK1 DECK2 MENU 00009 A ENTER TIMER EVENTS OVERLAP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Please review the events from the Select Event menu and remove one using the CLEAR key _____________________________________ MENU to Continue Overlapping Events Two or more events are programmed to occur at the same time...

Page 75: ...ess Menu Copy Tape Hi Fi Deck Hi Fi Deck DDV9550 Power Deck Select Record Rewind Play F Forward Pause Stop Eject Copy Tape Hi Fi Deck Hi Fi Deck DDV9550 Power Deck Select Record Rewind Play F Forward Pause Stop Eject 3 4 There are two ways to edit your movies with the Dual Deck VCR You can use the 8 Scene Editor which automati cally assembles up to 8 scenes when you mark their beginning and ending...

Page 76: ...t Steps 6 8 to load up to 8 scenes at a time 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 AUTO SHUTTLE TRK TRK POWER C OPY TAP E SLOW 6 TV CABLE DSS VCR Scene 1 Begin 0 00 00 End 1 8 To Select Scene EDIT For Begin And End CLEAR To Correct COPY TAPE To Make A Tape MENU To Quit 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 AUTO SHUTTLE TRK TRK POWER C OPY TAP E SLOW 6 TV CABLE DSS VCR SP SLP SET TIMER SCENE CLEAR CLK CT R REC TV VIEW SEARCH INDEX DISPLA...

Page 77: ... Tape to begin assembling the tape Notes The Dual Deck VCR will automatically copy each scene in order from the source tape to the target tape When the process is finished return to Step 6 to add more scenes or press Menu to quit 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 AUTO SHUTTLE TRK TRK POWER C OPY TAP E SLOW 6 TV CABLE DSS VCR ...

Page 78: ...ack deck with the recording deck 1 2 Before You Begin Turn off Auto Play see page 48 Turn off EZ Copy see page 38 Insert Source Tape Put the tape with your source material in Deck 1 Insert Target Tape Put your blank tape in Deck 2 Position Target Tape Play the tape in Deck 2 to where you want the copied material to start then press Still Leave at least 1 minute of blank tape at the beginning of a ...

Page 79: ...utton to pause the Sync Edit Copy will flash on the Front Panel Display To resume press Copy Tape again With the Sync Edit paused you can reposition the source tape in Deck 1 e g to fast forward over a commercial Stop Sync Edit To stop the Sync Edit process press Stop on both decks 9 DECK1 DECK2 MENU 00009 A ENTER DECK1 DECK2 MENU 00009 A ENTER To automatically cut commer cials when performing a S...

Page 80: ... F Adv Skip once for every minute of commercials to be deleted The Dual Deck VCR will automatically edit out the commercials on the target tape then resume copying 4 The Skip Edit feature allows you to remove commercials during a Sync Edit at the touch of a button Commercials typically run from 1 to 5 minutes in length Each time you press Skip Edit you will automatically cut 1 to 5 minutes of sour...

Page 81: ...72 On Screen Titler You can add titles or credits to your movies with the On Screen Titler Create your message from over 100 letters numbers and symbols There are two steps to using the Titler Setting up the Titler Message and Recording the Title 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 AUTO SHUTTLE TRK TRK POWER C OPY TAP E SLOW 6 TV CABLE DSS VCR DECK1 DECK2 MENU 00009 A ENTER MAIN MENU 1 EZ Copy On 2 Child Lock...

Page 82: ...cord your Titler Message on screen for 5 10 15 or 20 seconds Note You must be recording a video signal when you record your Titler Message i e you cannot record a title on blank tape SP SLP SET TIMER SCENE CLEAR CLK CT R REC TV VIEW SEARCH INDEX DISPLAY TITLE 0000 9 A ENTER Once you have set up your Titler Message you can record it by pressing the Scene Title button while a tape is record ing in D...

Page 83: ...on repeatedly to change the view on the front panel display among the following Clock Shows you the time as set in the Set Clock Menu Real Time Tape Counter Shows you the tape position in the active deck in hours minutes and seconds Time Remaining Shows you the amount of time left on the tape in the active deck computed by subtracting the current tape position from the total tape length in hours a...

Page 84: ...on the remote control Index will flash briefly on the On Screen Display while the mark is recorded Index Marks are like bookmarks on your videotapes They are inserted automatically at the start of every recording or you can place them manually anywhere on a tape SP SLP SET TIMER SCENE CLEAR CLK CT R REC TV VIEW SEARCH INDEX DISPLAY TITLE 0000 9 A ENTER SP SLP SET TIMER SCENE CLEAR CLK CT R REC TV ...

Page 85: ...the Tape When the Index feature locates an Index Mark it will play the tape for 5 seconds If it is the scene you want to watch press Play If it is not the VCR will automatically search for the next Index Mark 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 AUTO SHUTTLE TRK TRK POWER C OPY TAP E SLOW 6 TV CABLE DSS VCR 4 SEARCH MENU 1 Index Search Scan 2 Blank Search 3 Direct Time Search 4 Return to 0 00 00 ______________________...

Page 86: ...e Index Mark it will play the tape 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 AUTO SHUTTLE TRK TRK POWER C OPY TAP E SLOW 6 TV CABLE DSS VCR SP SLP SET TIMER SCENE CLEAR CLK CT R REC TV VIEW SEARCH INDEX DISPLAY TITLE 0000 9 A ENTER SEARCH MENU 1 Index Search Scan 2 Blank Search 3 Direct Time Search 4 Return to 0 00 00 ____________________________________ To Move To Select MENU to Quit DECK1 DECK2 MENU 00009 A ENTER 1 2...

Page 87: ...s 2 The Dual Deck VCR will automati cally search for the next available blank space on your tape and stop If no blank space is found the tape will eject 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 AUTO SHUTTLE TRK TRK POWER C OPY TAP E SLOW 6 TV CABLE DSS VCR SP SLP SET TIMER SCENE CLEAR CLK CT R REC TV VIEW SEARCH INDEX DISPLAY TITLE 0000 9 A ENTER SEARCH MENU 1 Index Search Scan 2 Blank Search 3 Direct Time Search 4 Return...

Page 88: ...can 2 Blank Search 3 Direct Time Search 4 Return to 0 00 00 ____________________________________ To Move To Select MENU to Quit 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 MUTE LCV VOL CH 100 REPEAT AUTO SHUTTLE TRK TRK F ADV SKIP TV CABLE DSS VCR SLOW 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 AUTO SHUTTLE TRK TRK SLOW 6 TV CABLE DSS VCR 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 AUTO SHUTTLE TRK TRK SLOW 6 TV CABLE DSS VCR 4 DECK ONE TIME SEARCH Search To Enter Counter Va...

Page 89: ...dex Select Return to 0 00 00 Press 4 The tape will rewind or fast forward to tape counter position 0 00 00 SEARCH MENU 1 Index Search Scan 2 Blank Search 3 Direct Time Search 4 Return to 0 00 00 ____________________________________ To Move To Select MENU to Quit 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 AUTO SHUTTLE TRK TRK POWER C OPY TAP E SLOW 6 TV CABLE DSS VCR AM PM S P S P D E C K O N E VCR Hi Fi SP SLP SET TIMER SCE...

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Page 91: ... jack on the Cable Box to the IN FROM ANT jack on the back panel of the VCR Connect VCR to TV Connect the supplied RF cable from the OUT TO TV jack on the back panel of the VCR to your television s Antenna In jack Plug In VCR Connect the VCR power cord to a standard 120V 60Hz wall outlet Turn On TV VCR Cable Box Press the power buttons on the remote control TV and Cable Box 4 From Cable Box To TV ...

Page 92: ...used in step 6 Connection is Complete The Set Language menu will appear on your television screen Please proceed with Auto Setup in Chapter 2 Notes Use your cable box to select channels If you are not getting a good picture repeat steps 6 and 7 using the other channel i e channel 4 instead of channel 3 8 CH 3 4 CH3 4 LANGUAGE LANGUE IDIOMA 1 English 2 Français 3 Español Select 1 3 Choisir 1 3 Eleg...

Page 93: ...and adjust the volume on your stereo receiver or television You should hear the audio through your stereo speakers 3 4 You can enjoy stereo sound when watching movies and TV shows by connecting your Dual Deck VCR to your home stereo system or stereo TV DUAL DECK FEATURES 1 Remote Eject On 2 Playback Mode Normal 3 Auto Play Rewind Both 4 Panel Display Auto 5 Screen Display Auto 6 Deck1 Hi Fi On 7 D...

Page 94: ...nect VCR to TV Monitor Connect RCA cables from the Audio and Video Outputs on the back of the VCR to the Audio and Video Inputs on your TV monitor Set TV to Auxiliary Mode Set your TV monitor to Aux Video or Line Refer to your monitor s owner s manual for the correct setting Connection is Complete Note With this connection the TV and VCR buttons have no effect It is as if the TV VCR button on the ...

Page 95: ...et in the usual manner see page 59 3 4 You can connect a wide variety of audio video equip ment to your Dual Deck VCR including A Third VCR Laser Disc Player DVD Player Camcorder Satellite Receiver Video Game Since all of these devices use essentially the same connec tions they will be described together To Audio Video Outputs of External Device SP SLP SET TIMER SCENE CLEAR CLK CT R REC TV VIEW SE...

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Page 97: ...igit code Some TV s are not listed but can be programmed Operate Your TV Press TV to set the remote control to operate your TV Note When the remote control is in TV mode it will NOT operate your VCR To return to VCR mode press VCR on the remote control Samsung old TV 01 Sharp new TV 02 Sony TV 03 Magnavox TV 04 Sanyo TV 05 Goldstar new TV 06 RCA GE TV 07 Goldstar old TV 08 Toshiba TV 09 Hitachi TV...

Page 98: ...lay Samsung old Sharp new Sony Magnavox Sanyo Display Goldstar new RCA GE Off Goldstar old A K Toshiba Hitachi JVC Panasonic Mitsubishi Samsung new Samsung Latin Sharp old Zenith Goldstar Daewoo Sanyo PAL Emerson Sharp PAL Multi Brand Remote Operation ...

Page 99: ... 3 or 4 as the switch on the back of your VCR Why is the picture quality poor Change the channel switch on the back of the VCR i e if it s set to 3 change it to 4 Make sure your TV is set to the same channel If the picture is bad while playing a tape try adjusting the tracking control Press the Auto Automatic Tracking button or the manual Tracking keys on the remote control The video heads may be ...

Page 100: ...f in the Copy Record Settings menu Turn Speed Matching on to guarantee that the recording speed of the copy will match the playback speed of the source tape Why does the tape eject when I use Copy Tape or put a tape in to record Make sure the record safety tab has not been removed from your tape If the tab is missing you can place a small piece of tape over the opening Why does the tape sometimes ...

Page 101: ...automatically Why can t I reset the Deck 1 tape counter If you have programmed scenes for editing in the 8 Scene Edit List you cannot reset the Deck 1 tape counter This protects you from losing your scene programming You can either clear the scenes from the Edit List or press Stop Eject on the front panel which erases the scenes automatically Why doesn t my VCR work A strong static electricity sho...

Page 102: ...The remote may be set to control the TV instead of the VCR Press the VCR button on your remote to reacti vate it If the Date Time Stamp is set to Cont Continuous and a recording is in progress the on screen menus and displays are disabled Press Stop on the recording deck to restore normal on screen functions Why do I get a blue screen If a channel is too weak to deliver a clear picture the VCR wil...

Page 103: ...e you will only hear stereo sound if the VCR is turned off To hear stereo sound with the VCR turned on you must connect the TV and VCR with RCA line cables see page 83 Why won t my remote operate all my TV functions The remote control does not have a command for every function of your television Some brands of television will only respond to a limited number of functions See the table on page 88 f...

Page 104: ...ack 1 audio track VIDEO Input RCA Type 75 ohms unbalanced 1 V P P Output RCA Type 75 ohms unbalanced 1 V P P Horiz Res Monochrome more than 230 lines S N Ratio Better than 43 dB AUDIO Input AUDIO IN RCA 8 dbm 47K ohms Output AUDIO OUT RCA 8 dbm 1 5K ohm TV Tuner 181 channel frequency synthesized VHF input Ch 2 Ch 13 UHF input Ch 14 Ch 69 VHF UHF one input Cable Ch 5A A 5 through A 1 A I J through ...

Page 105: ...r replace covered parts in this Go Video product for 90 days labor 1 year parts from the date of purchase defined as follows 1 Original Consumer Retail Purchase 2 First Rental Purchase Agreement or 3 First Lease Purchase Agreement the Warranty Period Labor and replacement parts supplied during the Warranty Period are covered only for the remaining portion of the original Warranty Period The Go Vid...

Page 106: ... For additional information contact your authorized Go Video dealer Go Video is not responsible for any shipping handling or insurance charges This Exclusive Limited Warranty excludes all incidental and consequential damages Some states do not allow the exclusion of incidental and consequen tial damages so the above exclusion may not apply to you ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES INCLUDING IMPLIED WARRANTIES...

Page 107: ... CATV 29 Ch Buttons 13 32 Change Channels 26 Channel 61 Channel List 31 32 Channel Number 61 Channel Simulcast 61 Channel Up Down 15 51 Child Lock 19 21 Clear Button 13 23 25 66 78 CLK CTR Button 17 73 Clock 7 73 Clock Set Channel 11 Clock Counter Time Remaining Display 73 Commercials Cutting 68 69 70 Commercials Previewing 70 Complete Program Record 62 Computer Monitor 84 Confirm Settings 63 Conn...

Page 108: ... 39 I Index Marks 73 75 76 Index Marks Automatic 74 Index Marks Manual 74 Index Marks Placing 74 Index Scan 75 Index Search 76 Insert Tape 43 63 Internal Clock 5 J Jet Search 44 45 L Language 6 LCV Last Channel Viewed 13 Left Arrow Key 23 Linear Audio Track 49 Loop 56 Loop Continuous 47 56 Loop Record 53 Lowest Channel Found 30 M Main Menu 6 21 23 Menu Navigation Front Panel 24 Menu Navigation Rem...

Page 109: ... Reset Factory Settings 25 Return to 0 00 00 79 Reverse Jet Search 45 Reverse Picture Search 45 Review 45 Rewind 15 17 24 45 75 Rewind Button 76 RF Antenna Cable 81 Right Arrow 23 S SAP Second Audio Program 17 34 35 Satellite Receiver 81 Scene Beginning of 66 Scene End of 66 Scene Number 66 Scene Title Button 66 72 Screen Display 28 Search Index Button 74 76 78 Search Index Features 73 Second Audi...

Page 110: ...ecording 17 21 25 27 57 59 62 63 64 74 75 Timer Recording Errors 17 64 Timer Recording Setting 59 Titler Message 71 72 Titler Message Recording 72 Titler On Screen 71 Tracking 46 Tracking Adjust Manually 46 Tune TV 3 Tuner 26 28 55 Tuner Channel List 21 32 33 Tuner Audio 34 35 Tuner Band 29 30 Tuner Information 28 Turn On TV 3 Turn On VCR 3 TV 2 3 13 81 TV Button 87 TV Mode 52 TV Monitor 84 TV Mon...

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